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Here’s the rubric and the topic I choose is Black Lives Matter
INSTRUCTIONS
Overview
• Choose a social movement you are active in, or would like to be. It does not have to be a social movement we covered in the course (check with your professor first if you are not sure your idea works for this assignment)
• Must be a current social movement where community organizing or activism is happening, that has been actively mobilizing within the last 5 years and that is still within the cycle of contention (i.e. has not gone into decline and ended).
• Individual assignment
Movement Action Plan Content
If you could advise people within this movement what to do in order to achieve the movements goals and bring about (further) positive social change what would this be? Create a movement action plan!
Your movement action plan must, *within reason*, be realistic (and lawful). For example, it does not make sense to plan as though you will have unlimited resources, you will not advise on abducting people as a way to recruit them, etc.
Movement action plans need to be grounded in social movement theory. We have been learning the evidence of what makes a successful movement throughout the course. Draw on this theory by citing a minimum of four (4) peer-researched academic references in your action plan.
Your action plan should be guided by the following questions (depending on the movement some aspects may not apply, or may be overlapping):
Overview of the Social Movement
• Describe the specifics of the movement (i.e. for example, within environmentalism there
are different aspects, or movements within movements)
• What type of movement is this? (4 types of movement)
• How would you characterize this movement? (5 ways to characterize social movement)
• What is going on with this movement in the current moment? Cite current (within the last
month) news articles, blogs or social media posts (etc.)
Movement Goals
• What are the movements current goals? Do you think the movement should shift its goal?
If so, what would the new goals be and why?
Leadership
• What is the structure of the movement’s leadership? What impact does the leadership
have on how this movement operates?
• Do you think this form of leadership is effective for this movement? Why or why not? If
you were to advise on a new structure for leadership what would it be, and why?
Recruitment
• Who makes up the membership of this movement? What individuals are involved? What
groups are involved? (i.e. SMO, grassroots, etc.) How do they get recruited?
• Do you think this way of recruiting is effective for this movement? Why or why not? If
you were to advise on new methods of recruitment what would they be, and why?
• What other groups or individual could be recruited to participate in this movement? What
strategies or tactics could these participants contribute to furthering the movement? Issue Framing
• How are the movements issues of contention being framed? Show an example.
• Do you think this way of framing issues is effective for this movement? Why or why not?
If you were to advise on new way(s) of framing issues what would they be, and why? Strategies and Tactics
• What are the strategies and tactics the movement uses currently? Do you think these strategies and tactics are effective for this movement? Why or why not? If you were to advise on new strategies and tactics what would they be, and why?
Mobilization
• What popular education approaches are used to recruit, sustain and /or revive movement
mobilization? If you were to advise on new approaches are used to recruit, sustain and /or revive movement mobilization what would they be, and why?
Further Research
• What further research could be done to better understand this movement and its
potential? How would you carry out this research?
FORMAT
Students should write their reflection in Word format, using 8 1⁄2 x 11” paper with 1-inch margins in 12pt Times New Roman font, in report format (subtitles, bullet points, and visuals can be used). Report must include:
1. Title page (with your name, student number, and course code), plus
2. Up to 6 written pages, plus
3. Reference list (minimum of four (4) peer-researched references)
Module 6: BLM
Grullón Paz, I. & Astor, M. (2020, June 28). Black Trans Women Seek More Space in the Movement They Helped Start. New York Times. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/27/us/politics/black-trans-lives-matter.html

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For this assignment, you will critique the simulation video of a social work pra

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For this assignment, you will critique the simulation video of a social work practice session using all that
you have learned this past semester and critique the performance of this counselor. A link to the video is
available below. Be sure to include a critique of all of the skills listed on the skills rubric on page 2 below.
Simulation Video Critique (3-pages): Your paper should include a detailed description on the multitude
of techniques that the counselor is attempting to execute and where they fall short. Specifically, give
examples from the video, as well as cite the course readings to make your points. This critique should be
detailed and nuanced. Remember to use specific examples demonstrating the use, good or bad, of the
technique by the social worker, your critiques of that use, and cite the course readings to support all of
your critiques. The paper should not be a narrative of concepts separate from your critique of the video.
Self-Reflection (3-pages): The paper should conclude with a self-reflection of where you feel you are at
with your practice skills after this course. For this portion of the assignment, you will write a selfreflection of your own practice skills development. In your self-reflection, you should a) highlight your
strengths and weaknesses b) identify your future learning needs, and c) discuss areas that you want to
develop. Further guidance for writing your self-reflection can be found on page 2 below.
Requirements for writing your paper
1. The paper should be a total of 6-pages. You should write a 3-page critique of the simulation
video and a 3-page self-reflection.
2. This paper should be in APA format and use course readings as citations to support your claims.
Submission Instructions
• Your paper must be submitted via Blackboard in: Assignments tab. Click on link: “Final Project –
Simulation Assignment” and follow instructions to upload your paper to Blackboard.
Grading of the paper will have two aspects.
• 15% of the student’s grade will be based on your critique of the simulation interview and how
well the student has learned and is able to demonstrate their understanding of social work
interviewing skills learned in class. See the attached skills rubric to see how this portion will be
graded. Students should be sure and review the rubric before watching the simulation interview
and again before writing the self-reflection paper so you will remember the criteria being used
to grade your work and the skills you need to write about in your paper.
• 15% of the student’s grade will be based on the quality of the student’s self-reflection of their
practice skills. Imagine that you were interviewing the client, what will you do the same or
differently in your interview? Use the guidance for the written self-reflection portion of the
paper below to formulate your reflection.
Skills Rubric for Analyzing Simulation Video
Your paper should provide a critique of the counselor’s use of the following interviewing skills:
• Establishing positive rapport with client
• Use of open body language, avoids distracting body movements
• Staying with what the client wants to talk about, no sudden changes in topic without using
transitions appropriately
• Encouraging client to talk
• Remembering what client said and returning to it
• Demonstrates active listening skills
• Use of open-ended questions, minimal use of closed-ended questions
• Clarity of questions asked of client
• Appropriate use of partializing (breaking complex issues down into simpler steps)
• Seeking clarification of what client stated
• Use of reflection of content and feelings of client’s statements
• Verbalizing understanding of issues client wants help with, identifies client’s issues accurately
• Gives empathetic statements appropriately
• Respectful toward client
• Demonstrates reframing skills
• Use of summarizing what client said
• Avoids giving advice prematurely
• Use of elaboration, exploration/ventilation techniques
• Quality of final summary pointing out strengths and weaknesses of the overall interview
Guidance for your written self-reflection
For this portion of the assignment, you will write a self-reflection highlighting your development of your
practice skills. In your self-reflection, you should a) highlight your strengths and weaknesses b) identify
your future learning needs, and c) discuss areas that you want to develop. Some questions you may
consider may include the following:
• Do you feel prepared to conduct a successful interview?
• Do you feel prepared to conduct an ethical interview?
• What skills will you demonstrate?
• What social work values will you draw on to complete your interview (e.g, dignity, worth of the client)
and how can you convey this?
• What techniques will you use to demonstrate your interviewing skills?
• Comment on your behavior, attitude, and/or appearance
• How will you create an atmosphere where the client feels comfortable?
• How will you use self-awareness skills to ensure that you do not distract the client and create a sense
of privacy throughout the interview (e.g., avoid fidgeting and/or unnecessary intrusions)?
• What skills will you use to build a working alliance?
• How will you convey empathy to build and maintain rapport with the client?
• How will you demonstrate understanding, attentiveness, and respect?
• What will you do or say to convey that you are listening attentively (e.g., eye contact, nodding)?
• How will you convey interest and encouragement?
• What type of questions will you use (e.g., open, closed, probing)?
• Describe your tone of voice and the pace of your speech. How will you use them effectively and/or
ineffectively to complete the interview?
• Will you use silences, and if so, how and why?
• Discuss your verbal and non-verbal communication (e.g., facial expression) in general. What is
effective or ineffective about it?
• Will you use reflection or paraphrasing skills, and if so how?
• Will you summarize at the end of the interview (describe)?
Resources to write your paper:
• Link to YouTube Assessment Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_q98YKvYTE

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Your essay should address the following in no more than 500 words. Innovation of

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Your essay should address the following in no more than 500 words.
Innovation often occurs in the space created by the destruction of commonly held beliefs, products or processes. For instance, in the business community, the invention of new products and services can force products once ubiquitous to become obsolete.
Similarly, academic research advances by discarding or drastically re-imagining previously held knowledge and theory through systematic investigation, sometimes enabled by new technologies. Name one important innovation or paradigm shift that interests you, explain it, and tell us why it matters to you.
Expectations: In the beginning I want there to be a hook like “As I kid I remember watching several movies and cartoons that would portray facial recognition and thinking that it was so futuristic. I never realized how much it was already used, I thought that I wouldn’t be able to open a door with my face like a special agent until I was at least 50.” DO NOT use this I want something similar and better.
Then relate facial recognition back to the FBI at some point for the “why it is important to me part” because I want to be an FBI behavioral analysist.

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You may have heard it said before that “correlation does not imply causation.” T

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You may have heard it said before that “correlation does not imply causation.” This can also be called spurious correlation, which is defined as a correlation between two variables that does not result from a direct relationship between them. Instead, it results from the variables’ relationship to other variables. One example is the relationship between crime and ice cream sales. Ice cream sales and crime rates are highly correlated. However, ice cream sales do not cause crime; instead, it is both variables’ relationship to weather and temperature.
Do some research and find some interesting, or even funny, examples of spurious correlation. Share, cite your source, and discuss. Why is this an example of spurious correlation? How do you know?

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